Der Mann, der Peter Kürten hieß (1965)
Einer der ungeheuerlichsten Kriminalfälle der dreißiger Jahre, der in der ganzen Weltpresse Schlagzeilen machte, fand seine filmische Rekonstruktion durch einen Meister bestechender Regie und Darstellung. Die Jagd nach dem gerissenen Massenmörder Kürten, der aus verschmähter Liebe zur menschlichen Bestie wurde und erst nach ungezählten, raffiniert ausgeklügelten Verbrechen gefasst werden konnte, gehört zum Ungewöhnlichsten, was je die Leinwand bot. Er ist ein Phantom. Sie nennen ihn 'Den Vampir von Düsseldorf'. Der Massenmörder kennt kein Erbarmen. Kriminalfilm nach einem wahren Fall.
Der Regisseur:
Robert Hossein
Die Autor:
André Tabet, Georges Tabet, Robert Hossein, Claude Desailly.
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Robert Hossein as Peter Kuerten |
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Marie-France Pisier as Anna |
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Roger Dutoit as Commissioner Momberg |
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Annie Anderson as Paula |
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Anne Carrère as |
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Michel Dacquin as Beck |
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Norma Dugo as A Girl |
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Paul Pavel as Lehndorf |
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Robert Le Béal as Schroeder |
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Colette Régis as The Owner of the Cabaret |
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Jean-Michel Rouzière as |
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André Badin as The Dancing Boy |
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Tony Soler as Ms Loebel |
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Tanya Lopert as A Girl |
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Henri Attal as A Worker |
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Danik Patisson as Erna |
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André Rouyer as |
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Yves Bureau as A Journalist (uncredited) |
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Roberto Camardiel as The Manager of 'L'Eldorado' (uncredited) |
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Michel Charrel as A Policeman (uncredited) |
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Pierre Collet as The Foreman (uncredited) |
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Evelyne Dassas as (uncredited) |
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Yves Elliot as A Journalist (uncredited) |
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Laure Paillette as Mrs. Schultz (uncredited) |
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Pierre Roussel as A Journalist (uncredited) |
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Paloma Valdés as Rosa (uncredited) |
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Pierre Vernet as A Father (uncredited) |
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Gérard de Villiers as A Suspect (uncredited) |
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Konrad von Bork as (uncredited) |
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Dominique Zardi as (uncredited) |
| Writing | André Tabet | Screenplay |
| Writing | Georges Tabet | Screenplay |
| Directing | Robert Hossein | Director |
| Writing | Robert Hossein | Screenplay |
| Sound | André Hossein | Original Music Composer |
| Production | Georges de Beauregard | Producer |
| Camera | Alain Levent | Director of Photography |
| Sound | Guy Chichignoud | Sound Engineer |
| Production | Benito Perojo | Producer |
| Art | Pierre Guffroy | Production Design |
| Writing | Claude Desailly | Screenplay |
| Art | François de Lamothe | Production Design |
| Editing | Marie-Sophie Dubus | Editor |